diff --git a/lib/nexthop_group.c b/lib/nexthop_group.c
index 97d70189ff..af9cd2d79a 100644
--- a/lib/nexthop_group.c
+++ b/lib/nexthop_group.c
@@ -953,12 +953,6 @@ DEFPY(ecmp_nexthops, ecmp_nexthops_cmd,
 			nhg_hooks.add_nexthop(nhgc, nh);
 	}
 
-	if (intf) {
-		struct interface *ifp = if_lookup_by_name_all_vrf(intf);
-
-		if (ifp)
-			ifp->configured = true;
-	}
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -1265,7 +1259,6 @@ void nexthop_group_interface_state_change(struct interface *ifp,
 				if (ifp->ifindex != nhop.ifindex)
 					continue;
 
-				ifp->configured = true;
 				nh = nexthop_new();
 
 				memcpy(nh, &nhop, sizeof(nhop));